Question

Yiping takes a Lyft home from the soccer game. He uses Lyft Premier, which costs $5 plus $2.30 per mile, and his bill comes to $22.25. How many miles did he travel?

Answer 1

Answer:

Yiping traveled 7.5 miles

Explanation:

The equation is  5 + 2.3x =  22.25

Subtract 5 from both sides.

2.3x=22.25−5

Subtract 5 from 22.25 to get 17.25.

2.3x=17.25

Divide both sides by 2.3.

x=  $\frac{17.25}{2.3}$  

​Expand $\frac{17.25}{2.3}$

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 by multiplying both numerator and the denominator by 100.

x=  $\frac{1725}{230}$

result is 7.5